Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Uni slams grad hat throwing

STUDENTS have been asked not to throw their hats in the air when they graduate because it is too DANGEROUS.
Anglia Ruskin University, which has campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford, Essex, does not want graduates to throw their mortar boards into the sky in case the corner of the hat injures someone. The request was made in a statement on the university's website.
Alongside details about which robes students should wear at graduation ceremonies, the statement reads: "It is requested that graduands do not throw the hat up into the air.
"This not only causes damage to the hats but it can also cause injury if the corner of the hat hits the graduand or others who may be nearby."
We think it's health and safety gone mad-hatter.

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